Institute of National Security Studies (INSS) said there should be an integrated approach for national security within the Colombo Port City incorporating the three armed forces, police, firefighters and other authorities.

Sachin Tendulkar has tested positive for Covid-19 and has entered home quarantine.

Sri Lanka will re­ceive 600,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm vac­ci­na­tions on March 31 and pri­or­ity will be given for Sri Lankan cit­i­zens when ad­min­is­ter­ing the vac­cines while only 1 per­cent of the to­tal amount to be de­l

Large gatherings will be prohibited during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, the Government said.

Sri Lanka says talks to purchase coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer-BioNTech have been successful and a final agreement is expected to be reached soon.

Energy Minister Udaya Gammanpila ruled out any fuel shortage in the market because of a container ship blocking Suez Canal.

Sri Lanka Standards Institution (SLSI) today denied media reports that Senior officials of the SLSI had authorized the sale of unhealthy coconut oil imported to the country by four importers

While claiming that the Easter Sunday attack was politically motivated though it looked like an extremist and terrorist attack, JVP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today the Presidential Commission on Easter Sunday attack has failed to reveal th

The officers attached to Pettah police division had made a public announcement to caution the public and passengers that they should be extra vigilant of their belongings, as around 8,000 drug addicts are roaming in the busy areas of Colombo city.

Former Sri Lankan paceman Chaminda Vaas has agreed to continue functioning as Fast Bowling Consultant for Sri Lanka Cricket following a meeting held between Vaas and the SLC Management Team.

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee is to consider at its next meeting the Sri Lanka government’s request to construct a reservoir covering a landmass of five hectares within the Sinharaja forest to be used as a source for a drinking water project

Former Minister Ravi Karunanayake and six others were further remanded till March 31 over the Rs. 15 billion 2nd Bond auction case in March 2016.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested two Madrasa School teachers on charges of giving arms training to school children in Puttlam.

A doctor of the Ampara DHS office and his wife, a school teacher, have volunteered to be foster parents to the three children whose parents died in the fatal bus accident in Passara recently.

A video of a safari driver with a group of tourists chasing an elephant is going viral on social media. The video is said to be from the Yala national park.

A section of the Jaffna town came under a lock down today after 80 COVID-19 patients were detected, health officials said.

The Anti-Corruption Unit of the Thalangama Police has arrested a woman (38) with over 9,000 mysterious synthetic drug pills.

Russia to resume flights with Germany, Venezuela, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Sri Lanka from April 1, the federal coronavirus response center told reporters.

While refuting claims that the parliamentarians were not informed of an impending attack on the Easter Sunday on April, 21, 2019, SJB MP Kumara Welgama said today he had also been informed of such an attack by his Personal Security Officer (PSO).

Sri Lanka will receive 600,000 doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine on March 31, State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals Prof. Channa Jayasumana said today.

Former president Maithripala Sirisena said today the then government should take collective responsibility for the Easter Sunday attack.

An executive officer attached to a private company at Heiyanthuduwa in Gampaha has been arrested for hatching plans to stage a robbery in order to cover up for spending the company’s money, and had surreptitiously mentioned that a big sum of money

Measures have been taken to introduce a new online system for local authorities to approve construction plans, Director General of the Urban Development Authority (UDA) N.P.K Ranaweera said.

State Minister Arundika Fernando said today that the consignment of cooking oil deemed unfit for human consumption has not been released to the market.

The Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) is conducting special investigations to trace the individual or parties who had sent the two packs containing drugs to Sri Lanka through a courier service, the Police said.

Various political parties in Tamil Nadu are seen campaigning with the images and cut-outs of late Velupillai Prabhakaran, the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ahead of the assembly elections, proving that years after

The Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) yesterday arrested two suspects who were involved in promoting various ideologies relating to extremism and terrorism using social media, Police Media Spokesman DIG Ajith Rohana said.

The United National Party (UNP) yesterday blamed the Government for the colossal failure it had to face during the recent UNHRC sessions in Geneva.

Steps have been taken to permanent all Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) employees who have more than five years of experience and currently working on a contract basis, Transport State Minister Dilum Amunugama said.

The Foreign Ministry is currently in the process of studying what it should do at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly regarding the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) seeking an additional programme budget of US $ 2.8 million to impl